News from India
New Delhi: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will be on a… Continue reading Abu Dhabi Crown Prince – the Chief Guest to witness Republic Day celebrations – will arrive today
Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam’s ‘Kaabi’l is just two days away from its date with the audience at cinemas. The film is a revenge drama laced with a love story… Continue reading New dialogues of ‘Kaabil’ leave an impact
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insaan,, the director and hero of ‘Hind Ka Napak Ko Jawab’, has ensured the next outing in the MSG series is high on action. The film,… Continue reading The trailer of MSG’S new film ready to release
In India, where crimes against women are rampant, a female activist and documentary filmmaker stands out for being a rare voice for abused men. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Delhi… Continue reading Deepika Bhardwaj: The woman who fights for men’s rights
A woman has been arrested in the southern Indian city of Bangalore for throwing acid on her ex-boyfriend. (Warning: Some readers may find the image distressing) The man recently ended… Continue reading Indian woman held for acid attack on ex-lover
The Rajasthan High Court has acquitted Bollywood actor Salman Khan of all charges in the Arms Act case. The case was regarding the alleged poaching of two black bucks in… Continue reading Salman Khan acquitted in Arms Act case
Mukhtiar’s son Manjit was a college dropout who could not get a job. He became addicted to heroin and after a few futile attempts to go to rehab facilities for… Continue reading Father loses son to drugs, starts campaign in Punjab
At least six women have died after getting caught in a stampede at a Hindu festival on the River Ganges. The women were killed as people rushed onto a jetty… Continue reading Hindu festival stampede leaves six women dead
Online retailer Amazon has apologised for selling doormats featuring the Indian flag on its Canadian website. Amazon removed the product from its website on Wednesday, and apologised the following day… Continue reading Amazon sorry over India flag doormat fiasco
After raking in more than $50m (£41m) in box office collections in three weeks, Dangal (a Hindi word which means a wrestling competition), has been named the top grossing… Continue reading Dangal: How a wrestling drama became Bollywood’s highest-grossing film
Hundreds of devout Sikh NRIs have trooped in here for celebrations in connection with the 350th birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, and are enthusiastically performing… Continue reading Hundreds of Sikh NRIs offer voluntary service at Patna event
The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a facility of exchange of specified bank notes (SBNs) to give an opportunity to Indian citizens and non resident Indian (NRI) citizens who… Continue reading RBI introduces Facility for Citizens and NRIs who were Abroad for Exchange of SBNs
